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Houston icon Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale threw out the first pitch at the Astros game Tuesday. On Thursday morning he will deliver comments following the latest allegations of voter suppression and possible fraud uncovered in the November Harris County election.

Mattress Mack will be joined by attorneys for County Judge candidate Alexandra Mealer and several judicial candidates at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 6th, on the steps of the State Capitol building in Austin.

The speakers will unveil the latest allegations in the growing evidence that the November election was horribly mismanaged.

“I’m doing this for the future of Harris County, for my children, for your children,” McIngvale said.

“Now more than ever, I am convinced it was a botched election. We need everyone to stand up and fight.”

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James Franklin McIngvale, also known as “Mattress Mack”, is an American businessman. He is known for owning and operating the Gallery Furniture retail chain, based in Houston, Texas.

Jim McIngvale was born on February 11, 1951, in Starkville, Mississippi. He graduated from Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas and attended North Texas State University, now University of North Texas, in Denton where he played football.

On February 3, 2022, Jim McIngvale placed a $4.5 million wager on the Cincinnati Bengals to win Super Bowl LVI. It officially set the record for the largest mobile wager in sports betting history.

As a result of the Houston Astros claiming the 2022 World Series championship, Mattress Mack was awarded $75 million in total sports betting payouts, the highest total in sports betting history.

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Gallery Furniture owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is set to lose $7 million after promising a full refund to customers if the Seahawks beat Broncos in Sunday’s Super Bowl.

The Seahawks duly won the game 43 to 8, which means about 1,000 customers will now get their orders for free.

Jim McIngvale is well-known for his attention-grabbing ploys.

Though substantial, the loss amounts to only 6% of Jim McIngvale’s annual income. He says it is good marketing.

Mattress Mack ran the Super Bowl promotion for 10 days at his two Gallery Furniture stores.

Gallery Furniture owner Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale is set to lose $7 million after promising a full refund to customers if the Seahawks beat Broncos in Sunday's Super Bowl

Gallery Furniture owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is set to lose $7 million after promising a full refund to customers if the Seahawks beat Broncos in Sunday’s Super Bowl

To win, customers had to purchase at least $6,000-worth of furniture and have it delivered before kickoff on Sunday.

The average customer who was eligible for the refund deal bought around $7,000 worth of furniture.

Jim McIngvale is philosophical about the loss and says his business is getting priceless media coverage.

It is not the first time Mattress Mack has pulled this kind of stunt.

Earlier this year, he refunded almost $700,000 to customers who bet correctly on the Super Bowl playoff victors.

In December, Mattress Mack was honoured by President George H. W, Bush for his anti-drugs campaigning, and he regularly gives talks to young people in Houston about his experience with addiction.

The Super Bowl was the most-watched television event in US history with 111.5 million, the Fox TV network has said.

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